Improvement in curry-combs



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T. J. WALSH.' CURRY-COMB.

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cURRY-COMB. No.174,3`29.

41=auemea Feb. 29,1376.

fifa eases JrV fmimnfmym l THOMASV J. ein vYORK, Y., Assienoit'froHIM-snLFA-:ND

- o.- E. L. HOLMES, OF sAME PLACE.

lIMPROVEMENT'IN cuRRv-oMBs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No'. l74,329,da.tedFebruary 29, 1876; application filed January 8, 1876.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. WALSH', of the city, county, and State ofNew Yorkyhave invented an Improved Gurry-Gomb,'of which the following isa speeilication:

My invention relates to certain improvenected together in any suitablemanner, or may be secured either with intervening spaces or side byside, as 1n Fig. 1, to back strips or plates, as usual. I prefer,however, to employ a back frame, B, consisting of side plates a, a andcross-bars b b. The bars may be se- -cured to the frame or plates bymeans of rivets, as usual; 'but I prefer to retain them by means of lipsor hooks n it, Figs. v2, 3, 4,

which overlap the plates either at the extreme ends, or extend throughslots or openings s, Fig. 3, and beneath the lower faces ot' the plates,the latter being thus retained securely in their positions.

When the lips are of sufficient width, or

' when they extend through openings s, they serve to determine thelateral position of the comb-plates, and to retain them therein? as wellas to secure them to the frame.

The lips :may be cast with the frame, at

' right angles to thelower face, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, andafterward bent down upon the faces of the comb-plates.

At the back of the comb, at any suitable distance from the side edges,are lugs d d, to which are connected the rods, bars, or frame g,extending to orformingpartot' the main side handle X, the ldrawingillustrating a frame consisting of a single wire extending through thelugs, either as shown in Figs. l and 5, or as in Fig. 4, that portion ofthe Wire or frame extending over the back of the comb constituting thesupplementary handle, as in the comb patented to Cyrus W. Saladee, MarchThe lugs d may be formed by casting them on, and as part of, the frame,as shown in Fig. 5, or by casting or bending the frame to form loops toVextend over the bars g, as shown in Fig. l, or in any other manner.

Heretofore it has been usual to place the lugs at the side edges, wherethey are liable to be broken when the comb is struck to cleanse it,while'the bars got' the supplementary handle are separated to such anextent that they cannot be conveniently grasped by the hand when it isdesired to obtain a hold at the back ofthe comb. Y

By forming theV connection at the back ot' the comb the` bars may bebrought as close together as is necessary, the connection between thebars and comb is-such as to insure great strength and rigid-ity to thesupplementary handle, the attachments are made where there is leastdanger of injury, the sides ot' the comb are divested of allprotuberances, and the amount of wire required and the weight of thecomb are reduced.

The frame B,constructed as described, af.-

-fords a cheap, light, and strong backing for the tooth-bars, which aresecurely retained by the rivets or lips n. Where two back strips orplates, a a', Fig. 4, are used in place ot' a continuous frame, they areretained `with their lips n in firm contact with the toothbars by meansof the wire or rods g, extending from lugs at the back ofthe plates,either directly across, as shown injdotted lines w, or otherwise.

I claim- 1. A curry-.comb provided withna side handle and with lugs atthe back, to which the handle is connected through the medium of a frameor rods, as set forth.

2. rlhe continuous wire rod passing through lugs at the back of theframe, and constituting the supplementary handle, substantially as setforth.

3. The combination of the toothed bars, the

rods connecting the bars and side handle, and

:t plate or plates bent or oastto form loops,l In testimony'whereof Ihave signed my by which the rods are connected tothe bers, I name to'this specification iu the presence of substantially as set forth. ftwo'subscribing witnesses. f

et.` rBhe back pieces, having their hearings THOMASli'WALSH against theends of the comb-bars, and con- :Witnesses: ned thereto by the frame orrods g, substzm-4 G. E. L. HQLMES,

tially as set forth. SAMUEL KILPATRIGK.

